| salsa | | |
| n. (food) | 1. salsa | spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods. |
| ~ condiment | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment.; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" |
| sauce | | |
| n. (food) | 1. sauce | flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food. |
| ~ dish | a particular item of prepared food.; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" |
| ~ condiment | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment.; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" |
| ~ anchovy sauce | made of white sauce and mashed anchovies. |
| ~ hot sauce | a pungent peppery sauce. |
| ~ hard sauce | butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings. |
| ~ horseradish sauce, sauce albert | creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard. |
| ~ tartar sauce, tartare sauce | mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish. |
| ~ wine sauce | white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat. |
| ~ marchand de vin, mushroom wine sauce | brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira. |
| ~ bread sauce | creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion. |
| ~ plum sauce | for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney. |
| ~ peach sauce | for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney. |
| ~ apricot sauce | for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney. |
| ~ pesto | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil. |
| ~ ravigote, ravigotte | veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers. |
| ~ remoulade sauce | a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat. |
| ~ dressing, salad dressing | savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type. |
| ~ aioli, aioli sauce, garlic sauce | garlic mayonnaise. |
| ~ barbecue sauce | spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce. |
| ~ hollandaise | eggs and butter with lemon juice. |
| ~ bearnaise | a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice. |
| ~ bercy, bercy butter | butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley. |
| ~ bordelaise | brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine. |
| ~ bourguignon, bourguignon sauce, burgundy sauce | reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter. |
| ~ brown sauce, sauce espagnole | bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.. |
| ~ espagnole, sauce espagnole | brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira. |
| ~ brown sauce, chinese brown sauce | a sauce based on soy sauce. |
| ~ chocolate sauce, chocolate syrup | sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water. |
| ~ cocktail sauce, seafood sauce | usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice. |
| ~ colbert, colbert butter | butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract. |
| ~ bechamel, bechamel sauce, white sauce | milk thickened with a butter and flour roux. |
| ~ demi-glaze, demiglace | sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry. |
| ~ gravy | a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats. |
| ~ pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce | any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta. |
| ~ mole | spicy sauce often containing chocolate. |
| ~ hunter's sauce, sauce chausseur | brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine. |
| ~ mushroom sauce | brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms. |
| ~ mustard sauce | sauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasonings. |
| ~ nantua, shrimp sauce | white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter. |
| ~ hungarian sauce, paprika sauce | veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream. |
| ~ pepper sauce, poivrade | for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper. |
| ~ smitane | veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream. |
| ~ soubise, white onion sauce | veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream. |
| ~ brown onion sauce, lyonnaise sauce | brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar. |
| ~ veloute | white sauce made with stock instead of milk. |
| ~ allemande, allemande sauce | egg-thickened veloute. |
| ~ caper sauce | allemande sauce with capers. |
| ~ poulette | allemande sauce with chopped parsley. |
| ~ curry sauce | allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock. |
| ~ worcester sauce, worcestershire, worcestershire sauce | a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices. |
| ~ snail butter | for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley. |
| ~ newburg sauce | lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira. |
| v. (social) | 2. sauce | behave saucily or impudently towards. |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (contact) | 3. sauce | dress (food) with a relish. |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ flavor, flavour, season | lend flavor to.; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
| v. (change) | 4. sauce | add zest or flavor to, make more interesting.; "sauce the roast" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
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